It was nightfall, but Zhongyonghou's mansion was brightly lit.
Yuan Qing who suddenly appeared, carrying a decree embroidered with mysterious dragons and phoenixes, and a reward of more than a dozen cages, entered the gate of the Zhongyong Hou Mansion in a mighty way. .
Yuan Qing's face was full of smiles, and when he saw Qin Shu, he said, "Congratulations to Lord Hou first, good things happen frequently in the Xiangfu, this year is really auspicious for the Houfu."
good thing? What's the good thing about the Hou Mansion? !
Both Qin Shu and Hu's faces were smiling, but Yuan Qing suddenly looked over Qin Shu's shoulder and looked at Qin Wan who came out from behind. Yuan Qing's face was even more joyful, "The Princess is here—"
Qin Guan returned home at ten o'clock in the evening, and not long after that, Yuan Qing came.
Qin Shu and Hu Shi looked at each other, their eyes were somewhat puzzled and somewhat clear.
I'm afraid this good thing has something to do with Qin Wan...
Sure enough, when Qin Wan came up to him, Yuan Qing said, "Please accept the order from the princess!"
Qin Wan already knew what the purpose was, but she had a slight smile on her face and doubts in her eyes, as if she didn't know what Yuan Qing was here for.
When she knelt down on the ground, Qin Shu and his wife knelt down too.
Yuan Qing said, "I heard that the princess of Yongci County is virtuous and gentle, with outstanding appearance. The mourning family is very pleased to hear that Prince Rui's Shi Ziyan is already weak in old age. When it is time for marriage, you should choose a virtuous woman to match. You are worthy of Yongci." The princess is staying in Yu's boudoir, and Prince Rui's son can be said to be created by heaven and earth, for the beauty of a beautiful woman, I specially betroth you to Prince Rui's son as a concubine, and we will marry on a good day."
Yuan Qing finished reading the edict with a smile, and then looked down at Qin Wan, "Congratulations to the princess, the empress dowager went to the emperor in the afternoon, and the emperor was very happy when he heard about it. Let the empress dowager make this decree. These rewards are usually given by the empress dowager, usually from the emperor. The empress dowager said, I hope you and your highness will get married before the year. The emperor has ordered Qin Tianjian to calculate it. The wedding date with His Royal Highness will be set."
Qin Wan took Yi's decree, "Qin Wan thanks the Empress Dowager for your kindness, and thanks the Emperor for your kindness."
Yuan Qing said, "Get up quickly, it's late today, and you can go to the palace tomorrow to thank you. You and His Royal Highness are talented and beautiful, and you are a beautiful couple. This old slave first wishes the Princess and His Royal Highness a happy marriage for a hundred years."
Qin Wan's brows and eyes drooped slightly, as if shy, Qin Shu and Hu Shi came back to their senses, and immediately showed joy. Qin Wan and Qin Xiang's sisters entered Beijing with the intention of marrying, and Qin Xiang went astray. Xue Qingshan, whom Qin Shuang married, was not a high-ranking man, but he was still a young talent after all, and he would definitely be able to be used by the Marquis in the future. Qin Wan's status was low when he first came, but now he is very different. Now that he is married to Yan Chi, then But it couldn't be better!
Behind Yan Chi is Prince Rui. Prince Rui has been in charge of the Shuoxi Army for many years. Not to mention his military achievements, he is also a relative of the emperor. Yan Chi himself, not to mention his status, has a lot to do in the future!
When these two get married, Prince Rui's lineage becomes the crown prince's lineage!
Qin Shu thought, if the prince knew the news, he would be very happy too!
"Thank you, father-in-law. I really didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would point out such a good marriage to Guan'er!"
Yuan Qing smiled, "The empress dowager likes the princess, and the eldest son is also the most beloved grandson of the empress dowager. Such a good match is really enviable to others. Lord Hou, madam, the old slave will not stay any longer, and I will leave first."
After Yuan Qing left, looking at the rewards in the yard, Qin Shu smiled and said, "Guan'er, do you know about this?"
Qin Wan regained his senses and shook his head, "The Queen Mother asked me if I had any plans to get married. I just said that it was up to the Queen Mother to decide. I didn't expect her to point to Prince Rui's son. She probably knew about the fact that Prince Rui and I met in Jinzhou. .”
Qin Shu and Hu's naturally didn't believe this. With the empress dowager's love for Qin Wan, if they didn't mean to greet Qin Wan, it would be impossible for them to issue an order directly, but it's also impossible for Qin Wan to say that she knew it a long time ago. Isn't that the case? It seemed that the marriage involved an affair, so Qin Shu and Hu Shi didn't ask any more questions. Qin Shu said, "This marriage is very good. His Royal Highness, Prince Rui's son, is well known for his outstanding military achievements at a young age. Guan'er, don't worry, your marriage , your aunt and I must be as big as Yu'er, and we will definitely not wrong you."
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Thank you uncle and aunt. Now that the wedding date has not been fixed, we will have to worry about uncle and aunt in the future. Guan'er does not dare to compare with Eighth Sister. I just hope that everything will go well without breaking the rules."
Seeing Qin Wan being so considerate, Qin Shu and Hu were naturally very happy, so they let Qin Wan go to rest first, and the two of them went back to the main courtyard to talk privately, nothing more than lamenting that this marriage can give Hou The honor of the government can provide a lot of help to the prince and Qin Chaoyu. Once Yan Chi marries Qin Wan, can he still stay out of it? !
Qin Wan walked back with the decree, before he reached the Songfengyuan, the servants of the Songfengyuan knew about Qin Wan's alleged marriage, Banxia and others heard that the marriage was given to Prince Rui's son, Immediately, she was overjoyed and cheered chatteringly. Prince Rui's son is of great status, and for this reason, this marriage couldn't be better for Qin Wan.
However, Fu Ling had an inexplicable feeling in her heart. Before that, Fu Ling found out that someone seemed to have entered Qin Wan's room twice before, but was finally denied by Qin Wan. The young lady considered Yan Chi, but she never expected that the Queen Mother actually intended to marry His Royal Highness Prince Rui's son. Fu Ling faintly felt that there were many things that she didn't know had already happened...
But thinking of Yan Chi's care for his young lady, Fu Ling was a little happy again!
The Empress Dowager's marriage is really good. In the future, my lady will not be afraid of being bullied...
Thinking about this, she saw Qin Wan enter the courtyard very calmly, and Fu Ling and the others rushed to greet her, but seeing that Qin Wan was not as happy as she should have been, Fu Ling frowned and thought, doesn't it mean that my lady doesn't like Prince Rui's son
Seeing that everyone was happy, Qin Wan showed a few smiles, "Everyone knows, the queen mother pointed out the marriage, and I am also satisfied. I will ask Fuling to give you money later."
As Qin Wan said that, he walked in. Ban Xia was cheerful, but Fu Ling saw something was wrong.
After the reward was paid, Qin Wan had already bathed and lay down. Fuling entered the inner room, walked to the bedside and said softly, "Miss, are you unhappy? This servant thinks Prince Rui's son is very good, don't you like him?"
Qin Wan couldn't help laughing bitterly when she heard the words, she was naturally happy to refer to marriage like this, but how could she really laugh out of Prince Rui's matter, she shook her head, Qin Wan said, "No, I think Prince Yan is very good, he and Prince Rui We met in Jinzhou, saved my life in Yunwu Mountain, escorted him all the way, and I also know his temperament, I am very satisfied with this marriage."
Fu Ling exhaled, "Then why does the young lady look gloomy?"
Qin Wan pursed her lips, "It's because of other things, so don't worry."
Fu Ling felt relieved when she heard the words, but she squatted in front of Qin Wan's window and said, "That's all right. I have always hoped that the young lady will marry a good family, and that someone will take good care of the young lady in the future. Now I can count on it. Miss, that white jade hairpin, Was it sent by His Royal Highness?"
Fu Ling asked about the hairpin that Qin Wan wore in his hair on the day of the Qiqiao Festival. At that time, Qin Wan didn't say where it came from.
Qin Wan looked into Fuling's concerned eyes and nodded. Fuling's eyes turned red immediately. She was finally sure that Yan Chi had already had a friendship with Qin Wan, which couldn't be better.
Fu Ling wiped the corners of her eyes, "That's good, this servant knows, you should rest soon."
After pulling up the bed curtain for Qin Wan, Fu Ling walked out happily.
Qin Wan was lying on his back on the bed, but Yan Chi's dark and angry eyes in the daytime kept appearing in his mind.
Yan Chi's departure from the capital was naturally not for hunting, but because Prince Rui's cronies came from the northwest. Fearing that the letter would be exposed, he rushed to Luozhou before the Golden Feather Arrow Guards, and Yan Chi went to Luozhou to meet him personally. This person.
Prince Rui happened in Liangzhou. He was called to Liangzhou by a secret order, and there has been no news since then. The people who came were the twelve personal guards who followed Prince Rui to Liangzhou. Among all the people, he was the only one. escaped.
Not daring to go back to the Shuoxi Army, they also got an order from Prince Rui, and they rushed all the way to the capital, in order to remind Yan Chi that the disaster was coming.
When Yan Chi came back from Shuoxi last year, it was Prince Rui who drove him back because of Yan Chi's small mistake. At that time, Shuoxi's military power had already become the focus of everyone's attention. I want Yan Chi to be wise and protect himself.
But Yan Chi never thought that Prince Rui would give in so much, and now he was the one who had an accident.
Qin Wan felt as if a hundred ants were scratching her heart. She tossed and turned for a long time before falling into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, as soon as Qin Wan got up, Mrs. Hu found out that the queen mother in the palace sent someone to invite Qin Shu and Mrs. Hu to enter the palace together. Qin Wan had no choice but to wait for Qin Shu and Mrs. Hu to go to the palace together. .
Last night, under the decree of giving marriage to Yi, this morning, this matter has been spread among the nobles in the city.
When Qin Wan arrived at Shoukang Palace, Qin Chaoyu was already waiting at Shoukang Palace.
Qin Shu and his wife saluted Qin Wan together, and the queen mother smiled and said, "Girl Wan's parents left early, and now I can only discuss her matters with you. I don't know if you are satisfied with the wedding from Ai's family last night? "
Qin Shu and the Hu family looked at each other, and Qin Shu hurriedly said, "The empress dowager's marriage is Guan'er's greatest blessing. His Royal Highness Prince Rui's son is young and promising. He has defended his family in Shuoxi for many years. Guan'er will be able to marry her in the future." He, we are very relieved."
The queen mother smiled and said, "That's good. I'm afraid you are not satisfied with Ai's family. After learning that Ai's family intends to marry, the Crown Princess came to Ai's family early in the morning to thank you. You are her family. What do you think?" This marriage is good, if it is true, it is the best, since you are all here today, Aijia wants to discuss the wedding date with you."
Qin Shu said conveniently, "Of course the queen mother is in charge."
The queen mother took Qin Wan's hand and said, "The Ai family thought it would be better before the end of the year. Zhen'er's wedding date has not yet been set, so Guan'er will be after Zhen'er. The Ai family has ordered Qin Tianjian, I'm afraid It is necessary to look at an auspicious day around the twelfth lunar month."
Mrs. Hu said with a smile, "Happy twelfth lunar month, good twelfth lunar month, it happens to be the New Year's Eve approaching, and the capital is also festive. I wonder if Prince Rui will come back then?"
The Queen Mother laughed and said, "That's natural. How can he stand by and watch his son marry a wife? The Ai family has already ordered people to go to the northwest to write a letter. He will definitely come back by the end of the year."
Qin Shu said casually, "That's just right, it's just the end of the year, and the prince can also report on his work."
The Queen Mother smiled, "That's exactly the truth."
Hearing them talk about Prince Rui, Qin Wan felt his hands feel cold for a while. The queen mother noticed it and said hurriedly, "Guan'er? What's wrong with you? Why do I think you're still restless? Your hands are also cold." very."
Qin Wan shook her head, "It's okay, I was already cold, but now that the weather is getting colder, my hands are getting colder. As for being restless... I had a dream last night... I dreamed of something bad, so... "
The queen mother patted Qin Wan's hand, didn't ask any more questions, and said a few words to Qin Shu and his wife, then let them go to the East Palace with Qin Chaoyu to talk. After they left, the queen mother stared at Qin Wan and said, "Girl, What dream did you have?"
Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she closed her eyes and said, "I don't know why, last night I dreamed that His Royal Highness went to the northwest, and... also dreamed that something happened to him on the battlefield..."
Having said that, the Empress Dowager frowned tightly. Qin Wan has feelings for Yan Chi, so it is not surprising to dream of him, but this dream is indeed not a good one. The Empress Dowager sighed, "You child, you must know He wants to go to the northwest, so he's worried, don't worry, I won't let him go, he doesn't need to worry about it."
Qin Wan felt relieved when he heard this, so he continued, "I made you laugh, these words are not good to say in front of the prince, not to mention if it is for the court and the Northwest Shuoxi Army, I shouldn't say these things, but this dream is real. It's dangerous, I'm a little scared after all, and... my parents left when I was young, some people once said that I was a person with evil spirits, if I hurt His Highness because of this..."
Hearing this, the queen mother shook Qin Wan's hand firmly, "You child, you are not allowed to say this in the future, and you will definitely not be able to harm Yan Chi, don't worry, I will never let you He went to the northwest to take risks."
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Qin Shu and Hu Shi followed Qin Chaoyu to the East Palace, Hu naturally followed Qin Chaoyu into the bedroom to talk, but Qin Shu was invited by Tang Fu to the side hall to discuss matters.
As soon as he entered the side hall, Qin Shu saw Yan Che sitting behind the writing desk with an uncertain expression. Qin Shu didn't know why, and after saluting, he said, "Your Highness, do you know? The queen mother gave marriage to Guan'er and Prince Rui Your Royal Highness, last night, the Yi decree has been issued."
Yan Che sat behind the desk, and when he heard the news, there was no smile on his face.
Qin Shukan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness Prince Rui is young and promising, and he has also received the title of young commander of the Shuoxi Army. Although he has been back in the capital for a long time, his military prestige in the Shuoxi Army has not diminished. Maybe we can regain control of the Shuoxi army, and with His Royal Highness coming to our side, if we want to send our own people in in the future, it will also win the hearts of the Shuoxi army."
Yan Che looked at Qin Shu with dark eyes, and waited for him to finish speaking before saying, "Master Hou, you can't let Qin Wan marry Yan Chi."